Hatay İlinde Karma Yem ve Hammadde Üretim İşletmelerinin Mevcut Durumu, Sorunları ve Çözüm Önerileri

In this study, it was aimed to identify the problems encountered in the fields of technical, infrastructure, production and marketing of mixed feed and raw material production enterprises in Hatay province. For this purpose, a total of 11 enterprises, 8 raw material enterprises and 3 mixed feed enterprises, were surveyed. In the province of Hatay, there are 26 warehouses with a capacity of 25,100 tons and 55 warehouses with a capacity of 137,900 tons in raw material enterprises. Cotton seed meal as raw material, cattle fattening and milk feed were produced as mixed feed. Powder and pellet production in the enterprises, bulk and sack-shaped packaging. Raw materials are purchased from the Mediterranean Region and processed and then sold to the same region. It was stated that it has not been exported so far, but export-oriented activities are also planned. It is determined that there is no feed analysis laboratory in all mixed feed business and 62.5% of raw material business. Business owners; they stated that the increase in the exchange rate, fuel and raw material prices increased the cost of mixed feed, they had difficulties in selling the feed and the feed money sold in time, maintenance workers, electricity costs were high and they were not partially or completely satisfied with the current status of their enterprises at the rate of 90.9%. As a result, it was revealed that the owners of mixed feed and raw material enterprises could not evaluate the advantage of the province, which is the border city, in opening to foreign markets improve.